Illustrative scenario
Documentation transfer risk
A build is stable enough for transfer while the documentation layer is still too implicit to hand over safely.
Context
A system is functionally stable enough for transfer.
The delivery team considers it nearly complete.
Decision tension
The system works.
The system is close to transfer, but the receiver still lacks enough context to take it over safely.
What is unclear
- Critical knowledge is not fully externalized.
- Documentation exists, but it does not fully represent the system state.
- Operational dependencies are partially implicit.
What is separating the state
The build is stable.
The documentation layer is not.
The receiver would inherit missing context rather than a usable system.
What changed
- What documentation was sufficient
- What was missing
- What had to be fixed first
- The next safe documentation step
Outcome
The system was about to be handed over without sufficient context.
The audit prevented transfer from happening on incomplete system context.